LETTERS; A Bad Case of Nerves

Published: June 8, 2010

To the Editor:

Re ''On the Verge of 'Vital Exhaustion'?'' (Mind, June 1): Having treated ''nervous breakdowns'' and ''near nervous breakdowns'' for 30 years, it is clear to me that all of us are vulnerable to collapsing under the heavy weight of life's misfortunes, especially given the inevitable weak points in our personality infrastructures.